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Poster for The Baker’s WifePoster for review on Nov 6, 2025, 7:00 PM
The Baker’s Wife
Lynn F. Angelson Theater
New York, NY
Synopsis
Company Classic Stage Company / Form Musical / Director Gordon Greenberg / Composer Stephen Schwartz / Lyricist Stephen Schwartz / Book Joseph Stein

In a quiet French village, a lonely middle-aged baker goes on strike and refuses to bake any bread after his beautiful young wife elopes with a handsome chaffeur.

Nov 6, 2025, 7:00 PM
Starring Ariana DeBose, Scott Bakula, Kevin William Paul, Judy Kuhn, Sally Murphy, Alma Cuervo, Nathan Lee Graham, Arnie Burton, Will Roland, Hailey Thomas, Kevin Del Aguila, Manu Narayan, Robert Cuccioli, Mason Olshavsky, Savannah Lee Birdsong, Samantha Gershman
★★★★ ★

Fabulous production value for off-Bway. Cast is great. Very elaborate choreo. Score has a lot of gems, esp. “Meadowlark.” I have some gripes with how the story resolves but all in all have to really recommend this

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